Jump City, Titans Tower…

The silence of the entrance hall was slowly chipped away as the low hum of the elevator's descent grew louder and louder until the doors parted at last, the seven teenaged heroes walking out and beginning their trek towards the front door where their guests waited on the other side.

"So we're really going to meet with Future-You and his group of Titans, huh?" Cyborg asked as he increased his speed to keep pace with his leader.

Robin kept his focus on the approaching door. "No."

Cyborg's eyes widened. "Um, say what?"

"He's not me." The boy wonder clarified.

"How do you know?" Jinx spoke up.

"Remember what he said?" Raven asked her. "'You don't look like any Robin that I've ever seen.' If he was from the future…"

"Then he would've recognized Robin as his past self." Kid Flash concluded.

"He also had a different voice and shorter hair than the Nightwing I remember." Starfire added.

"So what does that all mean, then?" Beast Boy inquired of his friends. "Because I don't know about you guys, but this is reminding me of some of my favorite shows."

By now the team had made it to the door, Robin punching in a few keys on the console next to it before it slowly opened, his friends squinting their eyes as they adjusted to the change in lighting while he waited patiently, still as a statue.

"We're about to find out." He stated.

When the doors opened wide enough, they stepped outside and were immediately greeted by the sight of the red ship sitting on their "front lawn," so to speak. Robin turned his head to the left and then to the right, locking eyes with each of this friends once in a manner that conveyed his instructions for this situation with just a look.

'Be ready for anything.'

After they all nodded silently, they kept on walking forward until they were about twenty feet away from the ship, at which point they simply waited, the warm sun beaming down on them as a cool ocean breeze blew against their skin, and about one minute later, a ramp lowered from the ship's underside, causing them all to tense up as they waited for whatever was going to come out of it to meet them.

And a few seconds later, they caught sight of a pair of black boots coming down the ramp, which gave way to the tall, black-clad form of the Nightwing they spoke to earlier came walking down, stopping for a moment once he was at the bottom to lock eyes with Robin. No words were spoken yet as the two masked crimefighters began slowly walking towards one another, the rest of the Titans staying put as Robin met his counterpart at the halfway point. The boy wonder craned his neck to glare into the taller man's eyes, the latter reciprocating with his own thousand yard stare.

"Uh, what're they doing?" BB whispered to his friends.

"I believe the proper Earth term is: 'feeling each other up?' Starfire guessed.

Jinx snorted in amusement. "I think you mean 'sizing each other up,' Star."

"Is there a difference?" A grinning Jinx then leaned in and quietly whispered into the Tamaranian's ear, which caused a hint of pink to decorate her cheeks. "Oh."

Meanwhile, Robin and Nightwing still hadn't spoken a word to each other as they mentally catalogued each and every detail of one another's posture, from the subtle tensing of their muscles beneath their costumes to the short breaths they took through their nostrils, and once each of their analysis was complete, Nightwing cautiously spoke first.

"Flying…?"

Robin quickly picked up on what he was getting at. "Graysons. Tony…?"

"Zucco. Bruce Wayne…?"

"Batman. Enlisted…?"

"Adopted. Vengeance…?"

"Justice."

Another beat of silence passed between them before Nightwing extended his open hand, Robin taking it in his own and shaking slowly.

"Dick Grayson, Nightwing."

"Dick Grayson, Robin."

They let go of each other's hand and returned to their previous stances: backs straight and arms down.

"So, what're you doing in a place like this?" Nightwing asked his doppelganger, his gaze shifting to the enormous tower before him.

Robin crossed his arms. "This is our home; I should be asking you that."

"Indeed." The older Grayson smirked briefly. "We have important information we'd like to share."

Robin leaned to the left to peer at the ship behind his counterpart. "And by 'we' you mean your team, right? They're still on your ship?"

"Technically it's Aqualad's team." Nightwing admitted. "He just thought things would go smoother if I talked to you first, Bird-Boy to Bird-Boy. My words, not his."

Robin allowed himself a small smirk. "Alright, but no funny business. We've had a pretty rough day."

"That makes two of us." The older Grayson then put two fingers two his ear. "C'mon down, guys, but be on your best behavior. We are guests, after all."

Both ex-sidekicks turned towards the ship as Nightwing's crew made their way down the ramp one by one. The first was the same man from earlier who called himself 'Aqualad,' followed close behind by a young woman dressed as some sort of magician, behind her was a dark-skinned girl with a large red belt, then someone who Robin could only describe as a younger version of Metropolis' greatest hero, then a blonde woman wearing a tiger-themed outfit, a green-skinned girl with red hair, and then lastly…another Kid Flash?

Once the whole group finished assembling in front of Robin, he made a gesture over his shoulder for his own team to approach, but as they moved closer, Beast Boy stepped into view from behind Cyborg and entered the green-skinned girl's line of vision, and once her eyes fell on him, she let out a gasp of pure joy.

"GARFIELD!"

Before BB could form a response, he felt himself being lifted off the ground and then carried by some invisible force towards the girl. "Whoooooooah!"

The girl's arms were spread out as if she wished to hug him while her face beamed, and Raven wasn't having any of that. She threw her hand out and created a wall of black energy between her boyfriend and his captor, Beast Boy smacking into it face-first with a grunt of pain before the energy wrapped around him and pulled him back to his girlfriend's side.

"I'm sorry." Raven confessed. "Did I hurt you?"

"Nah, I'm fine." The changeling groaned as he turned to the gothic girl and tilted his head upward. "I'm not bleeding, am I?"

She cupped his face in both hands and examined his nose. "No, you're alright."

Seeing his friend was okay, Robin turned back to the group in front of him with an irritated scowl. "What did I say?"

"My thoughts exactly." Nightwing cast a similar look to his own green-skinned teammate, who shied away and concealed her embarrassment by pulling a blue hood over her head, visibly wincing when she caught sight of Raven's glare next.

"Well then…" The older Grayson continued, gesturing first to his left. "Robin, you've already met Aqualad, the official team leader, and this here is Zatanna, Rocket, Superboy, Miss Martian, Tigress and Kid Flash."

Robin nodded before introducing his own team. "This is Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Raven, Jinx, and…" He turned to see that Kid Flash (his, not theirs) wasn't where he should have been. "Where'd ours go?"

"Ours is gone now, too." Zatanna spoke up, gesturing to where her team's respective speedster was standing previously, the spot now empty.

"Not this again." Robin and Nightwing groaned at the same time.

But not even a full second later, both speedsters reappeared, their hands on their knees as they panted for breath. Titans-KF wiped the sweat from his brow before managing to speak between pants. "Sorry…about that…guys."

"What were you two doing?" Aqualad inquired of them both.

"While you were…talking…" Other-KF began, equally exhausted.

"We…introduced ourselves…" Titans-KF continued.

"One thing…led to…another…"

"And we decided to see…which of us…was faster…"

"So we…just ran…"

"A hundred laps…"

"Around the tower…"

"And I won." They both said at once, immediately glaring at one another before bursting into laughter.

"And when did all THAT happen?" Rocket asked.

"Approximately 9.11 seconds ago your time." Other-KF revealed before turning back to his counterpart and lifted his open hand for a high-five. "The names' Bart, by the way. Bart Allen."

Titans-KF accepted the gesture and slapped his palm against that of his newest friend.

KAZZAP

"OUCH!" They quickly pulled their hands back after the sudden electrical bolt arcing between them caught them off guard.

"What the crash was that?"

"I don't know." Titans-KF hissed as he shook his hand to numb the pain. "…Anywho, I'm Wally. Wally West."

Upon hearing that, Bart stared wide-eyed at his doppelganger as the rest of Nightwing's team grew eerily quiet, causing Wally to raise an eyebrow at them. "What? If this is about me revealing my secret identity, we just figured it'd make things easier. The Graysons did it."

"It's…a bit more complicated than that." Tigress explained.

"How?"

She did her best to avoid eye contact. "...We'll explain later."

Robin then made a gesture towards the tower. "We should probably continue this inside."

Nightwing nodded before turning to Aqualad. "You take it from here, Kaldur."

"Are we just not caring about secret identities anymore?" Superboy exasperated.

"Nnnnope." Wally and Bart synchronized. "Race ya to the top!"

Off they went in twin red-yellow blurs, the various members of both teams shaking their heads at their antics before Aqualad took a deep breath. "Shall we proceed?"

Robin nodded. "Let's go."

The Titans led the way as they escorted their guests towards the front door. Miss Martian was the last to move, choosing to fall behind the others so as to avoid a certain gray-skinned teenaged girl who was remaining close to her charge. She lifted her gaze ever so slightly to peer at Beast Boy…their Beast Boy, from under her hood.

'I'm sorry…Garfield.' She apologized telepathically.

'Don't try anything like that again.'

Her heart skipped a beat when she realized her message had been intercepted by none other than the intended recipient's gray-skinned guardian, who M'gann could sense was mentally glaring at her without even turning to look back in her direction. So she kept her head low, maintaining her pace with the rest of the group as the one called Starfire flew ahead of everyone else.

The orange-tinted teen hovered within the very large doorway and then threw her arms out while an enormous smile decorated her face.

"Welcome to Titans Tower, new friends!"

(X)

Ops Room…

After riding the elevator to the top, the two teams entered the Titans' favorite hang-out spot within the walls of their own home that also doubled as their meeting place prior to embarking on missions, a perfect place for their upcoming discussion.

Aqualad gawked at the interior design. "Impressive."

Robin smirked proudly. "Thanks. We all pitched in to help build it."

Cyborg crossed his arms proudly. "Our first real team exercise. I provided the tech, Starfire the muscle, and Robin the green." He rubbed his index finger and thumb together to illustrate.

Tigress put her hand on her hip. "And how'd you afford all of this?"

The boy wonder looked to his older counterpart with a grin. "I saved my allowance."

Nightwing grinned back, only for the moment to be interrupted by a loud belch from the kitchen area followed by both Kid Flashes peeking their heads over the table, their masks pulled back and their faces littered with crumbs as they waved sheepishly. Both team leaders shared a look of reluctant acceptance before Aqualad gestured to the large couch further up, Robin quickly nodding before the group approached the epicenter of the room.

Aqualad perched himself on the couch while Robin sat across from him on the middle stool in front of one of the smaller computers. The rest of the teams spread out in a circle around them, the Kid Flashes joining in after they'd wiped their faces clean.

With everyone now situated comfortably, Robin folded his hands together and leaned forward in his seat. "So, where do you want to begin?"

"With a question." Aqualad straightened his posture. "Am I correct in assuming that your city was held prisoner within a massive dome for the past year?"

"…Yes. I'm guessing the same thing happened to you guys?"

"Correct. One year ago from today, we visited a small town called Happy Harbor to build a monument to one of our friends who fell in the line of duty, but before we could even pick up our tools…"

"The dome came down, trapping you inside and taking away all your powers?"

"Precisely."

Cyborg moved to rest his arm on the back of the couch. "And then today, out of nowhere, some announcer guy tells ya'll to get ready right before the domes go 'pop' and you're attacked, right?"

"Yeah." Superboy chimed in. "By a group called the Masters of Evil. Never even heard of them before now."

"We encountered a team of villains previously unknown to us, as well." Starfire spoke up. "Does the 'Sinister Seven' sound familiar to you?"

"Not one bit." Tigress admitted.

"Anyone else noticing a pattern here?" Raven wondered aloud.

"It's not over yet, I'm afraid." Zatanna added.

"Whaddya mean?" Beast Boy asked her.

"Have you also failed to establish communications with your allies like we have?" Aqualad continued with the questions.

"Yes, and we can't figure out why." Robin confirmed.

"We did." The Atlantean then turned to Nightwing. "Show them."

The older Grayson reached into his belt and retrieved a small, disc-shaped object that he then threw on the table, where it projected the same image that Sphere procured from her global scan earlier that day, everyone scooting a little closer to get a better look.

"What're we looking at here?" Wally asked.

"The planet we're all currently on." Miss Martian answered, finally joining in the conversation as she pulled her hood back. "After we fought the Masters, we performed a planetary scan to try and locate the Justice League and discovered this instead."

"It is how we managed to locate you." Aqualad added. "We didn't recognize your city or your tower and decided that reconnaissance was the best course of action."

"Our home does kind of stand out." Jinx piped up.

Robin narrowed his eyes at this newest development. "So the domes were used to transport us to a whole other world, but why?"

"That is what we hope to uncover, but there are still a few outstanding issues apart from that." The Atlantean looked back and forth between two specific individuals. "The presence of two Richard Graysons being one of them."

Robin and Nightwing locked eyes again. "We've already determined that you aren't my future self."

Bart leaned close to Wally. "How would they know that?"

The red-headed speedster pointed at his Tamaranian teammate. "Apparently she time-traveled to the future at one point."

"…Crash."

"So let's compare notes." Nightwing responded to his counterpart's statement as if the Kid Flashes hadn't spoken, gesturing to Aqualad. "Back when I was 13, when I was Robin, Aqualad, myself and Bart's predecessor first formed this team from the protégés of various members of the Justice League. Our purpose is to execute covert operations on behalf of the League against a secret organization of villains known as The Light."

Robin glanced to his own team briefly. "When I was fifteen, I left Batman's tutelage and came here to Jump City to start my solo career. During my first night on patrol the city was attacked by the Gordanians, so I joined forces with Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven to fend them off. We won, and then agreed to remain together as a team, the original Titans. We operate independently and have since expanded our ranks immensely during the past three years."

"Hmm, two different teams…"

"Two different backstories…"

"And two different Graysons." Nightwing looked to his own team for assistance. "Thoughts?"

"Alternate realities." Miss Martian concluded.

"I KNEW IT!" Beast Boy shouted, but once all eyes were on him, he began rubbing hick neck nervously. "Uh, I mean…I watch a lot of shows that tackle this sort of thing."

He failed to notice Miss Martian grin at his enthusiasm.

Jinx rubbed her temple as she processed everything she just heard. "So someone or something just…plucked us from our timelines and planted us on some random mudball?"

"I'd like to speak to them about that." Superboy growled.

"In due time." Aqualad iterated.

Starfire approached the table and studied the hologram closely, specifically the highlighted portions across the continents. "And what are these?"

"We aren't 100 percent sure." Tigress confessed. "But we think they might be other cities and civilizations. Yours was the first one we encountered because you were the closest to us."

"Could they have been contained within domes as well?"

"Maybe, or they could be the ones responsible for all of this."

There was a beat of silence before Beast Boy broke the ice. "Soooo…now what?"

Both team leaders refocused on one another.

"Now…" Aqualad began. "…we gather our bearings before we continue with our investigation into this strange new world. We could use your assistance."

"Same here." Robin agreed. "You guys are welcome to stay for a little while, just please remember that you're our guests."

"Of course."

"Well, now that that's settled…" Nightwing spoke to his younger counterpart. "There are some things I'd like to talk to you about. Alone."

Robin got up from his seat and began making his way toward the exit. "Sure, I know just the place."

Nightwing walked alongside him, grinning knowingly. "Is it a dojo?"

Robin grinned right back. "What makes you say that?"

"Hey, wait!" Beast Boy called out to them. "What're the rest of us supposed to do?"

"Interact, mingle, get to know each other." Nightwing answered.

"If we're going to be working together, it helps if the person next to you isn't a stranger." Robin as the door closed behind him and his soon-to-be sparring partner.

Now left alone, the remaining members of both teams sat in awkward silence for a few more seconds, occupying their time by either twiddling their fingers or whistling nonchalantly until Cyborg focused his attention on Aqualad.

"Sooo…you're the Aqualad of your timeline, huh?"

Kaldur visibly relaxed at the opportunity for conversation. "Yes, I am. I was mentored by Aquaman himself."

"Nice." Cyborg mused. "Must've been tough being the star pupil of the king himself."

"Indeed, it was difficult trying to live up to his expectations, but with his guidance, I surpassed them." His expression then became quizzical. "Although I am curious: what makes me so different from your Aqualad?"

"Well, there are some differences..."

"Like what? Is he not Atlantean?"

Considering who he was talking to, Cyborg's response didn't miss a beat. "No, he isn't black."

Aqualad raised an eyebrow. "…I see." The sound of giggling from his left made him turn to see Rocket doing her best to contain her laughter.

"I-I'm sorry." She breathed out as her composure returned.

Cyborg's eyes widened as a thought struck him. "So, ya'll got your own ship parked right outside?"

Aqualad and Rocket refocused on the bionic teen. "Yes. It's called the Bioship and belongs to Miss Martian."

Cyborg gestured towards the door. "Well how about I take you down to the garage and show you the T-Ship? We can talk shop there."

"Sounds good to me." Rocket affirmed as she stood from her seat, helping up her boyfriend afterwards.

"Lead the way." Aqualad said as the three began walking away from the group.

"Just so you know, I got one rule." The bionic teen began as he raised his index finger. "Nobody touches the T-Car without my permission."

"'T-Car?'" Rocket asked him with a chuckle. "What, you also got little coffee mugs called 'T-Cups?'"

"Haha, very funny." He mocked. 'How did she know?'

The door opened automatically to let them through, then shut behind them just as quickly.

Another moment of silence occurred before Jinx turned to Zatanna. "Not to judge a book by its cover, but I'm assuming you're a magic user also?"

Zatanna smiled. "Yes, I learned from my father who specialized in vocal incantations. What magic do you specialize in?"

Jinx snapped her fingers and created more sparkles. "The 'bad luck' kind. And I happen to know of a lovely pile of rocks back outside just waiting to be enchanted. Care to join me?"

"Sure."

Another two heroes gone.

Superboy watched them leave from over his shoulder, but when he turned back around, he sound the beaming face of Starfire inches away from his. "Gah!"

"I am sorry to startle you, but I must ask." She began as she leaned back to give him more space. "Are you related to Superman in some way? That is to say, the one from your world?"

Superboy coughed to regain himself. "Um…yes. I'm his clone…well half-clone, but still…"

The orange-tinted teen clasped her hands together. "Glorious! I have always wanted to test how strong Tamaranians are when compared to Kryptonians."

She then grabbed ahold of his wrist and began pulling him towards the door. "Hey, whoah…"

"Our gym has a rather large strength tester designed by Cyborg. We shall test our abilities there!"

Conner looked back to the couch. "M'gann, a little help?"

But the young martian playfully grinned and waved at him as he was dragged along, giggling at his shocked face until the doors shut once again, but then she felt a presence next to her and turned to see Raven looming over her. "Um, hi?"

"We need to talk about what happened earlier." The Azarathian declared in a low tone. "Follow me"

M'gann watched as the teenager in front of her became enveloped in dark energy before sinking into the floor. She then shook her head and did the same, decreasing her density and phasing through the floor as well.

Tigress cast one look to the remaining three boys in the room before letting out a sigh. "I'm going to head up top and get some air."

Wally silently waited for her to leave before acting. "I'm gonna use the bathroom." And half a blink later, he was gone.

That just left Beast Boy and Bart alone in an otherwise vacant room staring at each other.

Beast Boy then gestured to the couch. "Wanna play Super Mega Monkeys 4?"

Bart shrugged. "Sure. Why not?"

(X)

Raven's Room…

M'gann felt a slight chill in the air as she floated down into the dim enclosure of what she guessed was the dwelling place of her slightly creepy guide, if the gothic furniture, creepy lamps hanging from the ceiling and overall dark atmosphere enveloping the place.

But what made her even more uneasy was the fact that she couldn't see Raven anywhere.

"Please have a seat."

Until she heard her voice right behind her, the suddenness making her jump before she turned to see Raven standing there with a picture frame tucked under her arm. The gothic teen then gestured to a small stool next to her bed, M'gann getting the message and moving towards it.

Once she was seated, Raven sat down on the edge of her bed, placing the picture frame face-down in her lap and fixing her intense gaze on her interviewee.

M'gann took a deep breath. "So, you're a fan of art deco, I see."

Her feeble attempt to ease the tension worked somewhat as Raven released a breath from her nose. "Yes I am, but we both know the real reason why I brought you here."

M'gann sighed. "You want to talk about Garfield."

Raven nodded silently, prompting M'gann to keep speaking, her index fingers pushing against each other in nervousness. "Okay, just so we're clear, I know now that he isn't the Garfield that I know, and I can clearly see that he is very important to you." She paused to take a breath. "And I'm sorry for what happened, but mine wasn't with us when we got trapped in our dome, so when I saw him again I was just so happy."

"I noticed." Raven acknowledged. "But what exactly is your relationship with your Beast Boy?"

"He's my little brother."

Raven's eyes actually widened a little at that reveal. "So he's a martian in your timeline?"

"No, well partially." She began to elaborate. "When he was eight years old he was caught in an explosion that he needed a blood transfusion to heal from, so I shape-shifted my blood to match his and donated it to save his life. He gained the ability to shape-shift from it, as well as green skin and hair." Her smile then turned upside-down as she lowered her head. "A while later his mother was killed and he had no father to care for him, so I took him in. We've been close ever since, up until the past year, that is."

Raven stared for a moment longer, registering the sincerity of her words with her empathic abilities and was glad to see the martian girl check out. She could feel the sibling love radiate off of her in waves, but also disappointment and sorrow over the reality of her Beast Boy still being absent from her life.

The Azarathian lowered her gaze to the picture frame still in her lap. "Our Beast Boy doesn't have any parents either." M'gann raised her head again, waiting patiently for her to continue. "His parents died in a boating accident shortly after he got his powers."

"How did he get them?" M'gann asked.

"He fell ill after being bitten by a green monkey, so his parents gave him a serum that went one step further than healing him."

"A green monkey?"

"I guess our world is a little weirder than yours." Raven shrugged. "Anyway, after his parents passed he joined the Doom Patrol, but eventually got fed up with them and found his way to us."

"What is he to you?" M'gann pressed, eager to learn just what the reason was why Raven was so protective of her world's counterpart to the martian's adopted sibling.

Raven looked back down to the picture frame. "At first I couldn't stand him. I thought he was the most clumsy, annoying creature in existence, always cracking jokes and butting into other people's business. But now…"

She turned the frame over, M'gann unable to see what was on the other side from where she was sitting, so while Raven was still looking down, she got up and quietly walked over to the bedside before perching herself next to her and looking at the picture.

It was a photo of Raven and Beast Boy sleeping on a couch, Garfield dressed in a simple red t-shirt while Raven wore a purple one, and both were resting their heads against one another with their eyes closed in absolute contentment, a bit of drool leaking from Beast Boy's open mouth. At the bottom of the photo one could see an open book resting on each of their laps, and in between the two was the sight of their hands joined together, fingers laced tightly as they slept.

M'gann then turned to see Raven smiling warmly at the sight, and she picked up faint traces of numerous memories the grey-skinned goth had of all the times she and her Beast Boy shared.

"…now I can't even imagine life without him." Raven admitted as her fingers trailed across the glass covering.

M'gann grinned in appreciation at the confession she was given. "He means an awful lot to you, doesn't he?"

"No one has ever made me laugh or smile as much as he has, and…I will do anything to keep him close." She then noticed M'gann's smile, and thus her own happy expression quickly faded away. "Please understand that that was kinda difficult for me to say."

"No, it's okay. I understand." The martian tittered. "Hey, how about we make a deal?"

Raven's eyebrow rose. "A deal?"

"Yeah. And again, I know he isn't my Garfield, but we both care about him, so…why don't we both agree to look out for him until we can find our way back home?"

The goth smirked. "Sounds okay to me."

(X)

The Roof…

The quiet serenity of the Tower's vacant summit was suddenly interrupted by the loud "slam" of the door opening, and after spending the last several minutes just trying to find the roof access, Tigress at last stepped through the threshold leading to her goal, only to be greeted by the near-blinding rays of the setting sun.

"Ugh, finally." She groaned as she lifted her hand to shield her eyes, only to gasp when she heard the door suddenly shut behind her. She quickly turned around, staff at the ready, only to see Wally leaning up against the wall with his arms crossed, so she immediately put her weapon away. "Oh, it just you."

She then began walking back towards the door again. "I'll just find somewhere else to…"

"It was me, wasn't it?"

That stopped her cold. "What?"

Wally fixed his seemingly emotionless gaze on her, although she could make out a small hint of sadness in his eyes. "Bart's predecessor, the other original member of your team, the one you were building a monument for back in your home. It was me, or rather your version of me, am I right?"

Tigress stared at him for a moment longer before letting out a sigh. "Yeah."

He lowered his arms and stepped away from the wall. "And I remind you too much of him?"

She began rubbing her arm and shrugged. "A little. He had green eyes and a different voice, but yeah, you're almost exactly alike."

He then gestured to the edge of the roof. "Can we talk about it? Cause we've all got a lot on our plates as it is and getting rid of any potential drama would probably help out."

"…Why not?"

And so they quietly approached the edge of the roof where they sat down and let their legs dangle over the edge. Tigress took her mask off and set it down next to herself while Wally pulled his cowl back.

"So, apart from good looks…" He began. "What else did your Wally and I share?"

She gave an appreciative smile at his attempt to lighten the mood before raising one digit. "Do you like to eat?"

"Six meals a day." He proudly declared.

"Quirky one-liners?"

"Every other sentence."

"Think your good with the ladies?"

"Think?"

They both shared a little laugh after that, and once they'd calmed down, Wally's expression became forlorn. "How did it happen?"

Tigress frowned as tears began to form in her eyes. "He wasn't fast enough…"

She sniffed once, prompting Wally to place his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pried."

"No, it's fine." She said as she wiped her eyes. "It's just…the last thing I expected was seeing him again alive and well."

"But I'm not him." The redhead affirmed. "And I don't plan to take his place."

"Nobody could, but thanks for understanding."

"Don't mention it."

They sat there in silence for the next few minutes, taking a moment to look down and observe as Zatanna and Jinx practiced their magic on a large pile of rocks next to the shore. They would each take turns lifting one of the large stones so the other could then destroy it in a more creative way than the last, whether it was simply shattering it to pieces, liquefying it, or turning it into a pair of comfy chairs for when they took a break.

Jinx then looked up and noticed her boyfriend sitting atop the Tower, so she waved at him, a gesture that he returned, before blowing a kiss at him right as a purple lip construct appeared next to his head and pecked him on the cheek, making him blush something fierce.

Tigress giggled at the sight before giving him a pat on the back. 'He's got it baaaaaad.'

She then grabbed her mask and began making her way back towards the door, and upon opening it, looked over her shoulder to see Wally making signals down to where his significant other was located, only for her smile to fade away right as she shut the door behind her.

KRAKOOM

On Tigress' side of the door, the sound was muffled, she herself assuming that it was lightning either of the weather sort or from Wally himself. But on Wally's side, the sudden and completely unexpected loud noise made him jump in his spot. He strained his neck as he turned around just in time to see a few crackles of golden lightning surge up and down the door Tigress departed through before they faded away.

"Huh. Weird."

(X)

Raven's Room…

"Agh!"

Miss Martian and Raven immediately dropped their books and clutched their heads, which were now throbbing from the swift jab of sharp pain now ringing through their skulls. It took a full ten seconds for it to subside, and which point they looked to each other for answers.

"Raven…what…was that?"

"I…don't know." The Azarathian confessed whilst shaking her head. "Some kind of…presence, I guess. It sounded…desperate."

"We should probably tell the others soon."

"…Yeah, sure."

They then went back to their silent reading, although it took a little over a minute for their hands to stop shaking afterward.

(X)

The Garage…

"Is something the matter, Cyborg?"

Cyborg turned away from the small computer monitor to see Aqualad and Rocket standing next to the T-Car, the latter giving the bionic teen's baby a very appreciative look at its interior through the passenger-side window. He then quickly turned back to the screen and made note of the massive energy spike the Tower's systems detected for a brief second before it vanished.

"Nah." He shrugged as he began making his way back over to his guests. "Now, let's get my baby on the dynamometer and I'll show ya what she can do!"

"I'm down with that!" Rocket cheered as she hopped in the driver's seat.

"Now remember: she ain't your standard car so some things are a little…"

VROOOOM

SCREEECH

CRASH

"Um, my bad?"

"…different." He sighed as his human eye twitched.

(X)

The Dojo…

Robin unleashed his fists of fury as he bombarded Nightwing with rapid-fire chain punches a la Wing Chun, the older Grayson either blocking or dodging each and every one until he saw his opening and pushed his opponent away. Robin immediately countered with a roundhouse kick that his counterpart blocked before both struck each other's neck with a karate chop.

Robin stumbled back, as did Nightwing, and then they both moved towards the wall and collapsed against it.

Robin wiped the sweat from his face as he grinned. "You're…you're pretty good."

"What can I say?" Nightwing asked as he panted for breath. "We had a pretty good teacher."

Being reminded of his former mentor caused Robin's face to immediately harden. "To an extent."

Nightwing was stunned by his response, but quickly formulated his own. "Why did you leave, anyway?"

Robin turned towards him. "Why did you stay?"

The abruptness of the question forced Nightwing to take a moment to collect his thoughts. "…You and Bruce had a…disagreement, I take it?"

Robin huffed. "It's a bit more complicated than that."

Nightwing sighed. "It usually is with us, isn't it? Being his apprentice, and all."

"Yeah. 'Simple' tends to get chucked out the window whenever someone signs up to be the next boy wonder." He exhaled loudly and rested his head against the cool surface of the wall behind him. "It shouldn't, though."

"With our kind of lives, 'simple' is whatever we make of it." The older Grayson attempted to encourage.

"I thought I could make it on my own." The spikey-haired hero lamented.

"It looks like you didn't have to." Nightwing pointed out.

A small smile grew on Robin's face. "Yeah. They're the best."

"Especially Miss Sunshine, from the looks of it."

Robin blanched. "Her name is Starfire, and how'd you…?"

Nightwing waved him off. "Please, we all saw how you two held hands in the elevator and gave each other those looks."

Robin sighed again, but this time it was in elation as he thought of the girl whose near-constant cheerful attitude brought so many happy moments to his life.

"What about you? How're things between you and Zatanna?" At Nightwing's shocked expression, his grin widened. "You and I aren't all that different."

The older Grayson smiled at that factual tidbit. "Great. Things were a bit rocky at first, heck we even split up for a long while, but ironically enough, being trapped in our dome helped us to reconnect."

"Good to hear."

Taking one last deep breath, both Grayson determined that they had rested long enough and stood up.

"How do you think they're all doing?" Nightwing asked as he rotated his shoulder.

Robin stretched until he felt his back pop. "I'm sure they're getting along just fine."

(X)

Gym…

"Is that…all the strength…you are capable of!?"

Superboy grit his teeth as he struggled to keep himself standing upright as the immense force of the weight lifting machine bore down on him, his palms sweating as he pushed against the metallic bar over his head, the meter on the small console next to him reading that it was set to its maximum capacity.

"I could…ask you the same…thing!" He shouted back at Starfire, who was also doing her best to withstand the weight of her own identical machine right across from him. "Didn't…you say that your kind…were…resilient?"

"Are not…Kryptonians…meant to have…unlimited strength?"

"I'm only half…but that's…more than enough…to outclass you!"

"Gloat all you wish…but you will still lose!"

"In your dreams!"

"I'm not sleeping at the moment!"

"Me neither!"

"GAAAGH!"

"RAAAGH!"

Author's Note:

I hope I did a good job on this, grouping both teams up with those I'd felt they'd connect with the most. How'd I do? And don't worry, there will be plenty more shenanigans later on.

As always, please leave a comment/review and recommend this to others if you wish. Constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated.

Next time: They greatest heroes of two New York Cities meet face to face at last.